About Me

Marlan Warren is a free-lance publicist who promotes entertainers and book authors (Roadmap Communications and Book Publicity by Marlan, respectively). She is also a film maker (Roadmap Productions), Reiki Master/Teacher (Light Hands Reiki Studio and Institute), Screenwriter, Novelist, PhotoJournalist, Tai Chi practitioner.

What does it take to work together successfully? Collaborative authors Jay Flynn, Kaenan Oliver and Dominic Oliver know the
answer so well they could probably write a book about it. The Los Angeles
writing team recently paused their busy screenwriting careers to produce
"Jitterbug Lift," their first novel by "Oliver Flynn."

"We check our egos at the door," Dominic Oliver
said. Kaenan Oliver agreed, "Whatever's best for the story makes for the
best collaboration." Having worked together for years, Jay Flynn added,
"It's about the relationship. We have spent weeks non-stop polishing a
draft and other times had to sneak our writing in like alcoholics."

Jitterbug Lift takes off with the opening shot of the Cold
War in 1948, when the Soviet Union deprived Berliners of supplies, and
blockaded access to the city. The Allies flew thousands of air-drops into
Berlin for a year. "The Airlift was the right thing to do," said
Dominic about the controversial aid. "And Truman did it-in the middle of
an election.”

Like post-World War II comic book heroes, each writer
brought a special skill to the mission: Jay is a college professor and
electrical engineer; Kaenan is a script consultant; and Dominic is an actor and
acting coach. Together they crafted an historical thriller fueled by desire,
revenge, romance
and forgiveness. Here's the scoop:

Former WWII bomber pilot Chance Mitchell trades bombs for food, fuel and
medicine to drop over Berliners while his private mission is to find and rescue
his buddy and former B-17 copilot whose plane recently went down behind the
Iron Curtain on a clandestine flight. His quest through the lawless ruins takes
him to the beautiful but damaged Sonya, a Jewish Resistance fighter with an
enigmatic mission. Powerfully attracted, Chance doesn't know if she will lead
to his answer or his destruction

What's it all about? On that, the three agree: the human
toll of war, the struggle to survive, the power of connection. And above all,
Love and Reunification.

Major players in this story emerge as the German women who
united to rebuild their country. "They weren't very glamorous," said
Jay. "It was an agonizing, slow process that doesn't fit into one date in
history. But they were still a major force."

The authors have always been attracted to the idea that
great things are done by ordinary people. "When you're at 35,000 feet
flying over the Rockies, you're being held up by things that weigh so little
that it takes a trillion trillion of them to make a gram," Jay said.
"And each one is hitting the plane's wings and pushing it up, just a
little. But given enough of them, they will carry you home. We're a lot bigger
than those molecules of air. Together we can do great things."

What's next for Oliver Flynn? An action-adventure novel set
in Panama. More details? Shhhh....It's Top Secret.